Evron: U.s.-israel Dialogue Before April 26 is the Best Way to Improve Atmosphere Between the Two Na

Ephraim Evron, Israel’s former Ambassador to the United States, said today that the best way to improve the atmosphere between America and Israel was “an intimate dialogue at a high level before April 26,” the day Israel completes its withdrawal from Sinai.

Evron, who recently ended his three-year tenure in Washington, analyzed U.S.-Israeli relations as a new crisis loomed over Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger’s proposed sale of arms to Jordan. Evron’s successor, Ambassador-designate Moshe Arens, who will present his credentials at the White House tomorrow, is under instructions from Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir to convey Israel’s deep concern over this as his first order of business in the U.S.

Evron said today that the pro-Arab and pro-Israel camps in Washington were engaged in an endless tug of war and it was impossible to say which side would prevail. In any event, there are no indications here of a possible summit meeting between President Reagan and Premier Menachem Begin in the near future, the sort of dialogue Evron was proposing.

CAUTIONS AGAINST APPLYING LABELS

The former envoy cautioned against applying labels to the protagonists, since loyalties were not always clear-cut or lasting. He was understood to be referring to Israel’s hostility toward Weinberger who is perceived here to be the leader of the anti-Israel camp in Washington. It was Weinberger who proposed the sale of Hawk mobile air defense systems and F-16 jet fighters to Jordan on his visit to that country last week.

Evron said that Israel has not prepared the American Jewish community for the possibility that the paths of U.S. and Israeli interests might diverge after the final withdrawal from Sinai. He said Israel should draw American Jews much closer and explain its positions and problems much more fully and persuasively than in the past.